Piece #24 - SUPERHEROES

If you have been an avid reader of this blog you should not be surprised that this would be one of my pieces. I'm sure your next question would be why did it take this long? For 2012 this is the year of the Avengers and I can say this is a dream come true. I've loved superheroes as long as I've been on this planet. Growing up in the 70's and 80's how could you not be? With the 70's we had the Super friends, the Superman movies, Wonder Woman, the Spider-Man TV series (live action); I even remember watching Shazam! The cool part was I remember riding my bike down to the 7-11 and they had all kinds of superhero things, from cups to cards, stickers and of course...comic books. When I was 7, I actually wrote and drew my own comic book called Thunderbolt. I did start a second book, but I never finished it.

The 80's continued with the superhero parade with more Superman movies (though it started getting dumb), the Incredible Hulk TV series, the Tick and the crowning jewel...Tim Burton's Batman. I would admit that I had wondered why Marvel had not put out a movie with any of their characters yet; thankfully, I didn't have to wait long. From there, it seemed like a space race except for comic books because when Spider-Man finally came out in theaters it was game-on from there! (My priorities did change a little when I met Jaimee in '89).

Writing and drawing comic books was a long standing dream of mine. Strangely, as time went by my writing got better, but the artwork still needed a lot of help. I'm not a bad artist; I'm just not at the level of the comic artists today. Actually, it's only been the last few years that I have finally tried to write in a novelized form rather than in a comic book format. I still desperately want to publish any story, but I'm at a point where I need time to do it. With my Asperger's, I don't know if there is some security with superheroes being a staple in my psyche or just a pure fascination, but they have had a great deal of influence in my life. If you read and watch Piece #9 on O.C.D. you can see when things are off, I have a tendency to go overboard on items that deal with superheroes so I have to be careful what I buy. I can say that I really do enjoy them!

With all this talk of fantasy, I can realistically tell you that my REAL hero is Jesus, again if you've read the previous blogs this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. No one in our world history has ever died and been brought back to life three days later. Trust me, I enjoy super heroes and their stories, but I know what is real and what is fiction.

Song of Inspiration [Check it out on iTunes!]:

Song: “Hero”

Artist: Skillet

Album: Awake

This is the cover of the comic book I drew when I was 7 years old. Remember...7!

Here's the YouTube video that we shot for this Piece. This has my nephews Kaden and Logan Wheat. Enjoy!

Piece #28 - Puzzles

I realize autism is symbolized by a puzzles piece and I've noticed that some people have taken some offense to that, but this doesn't deal directly with that topic. This is a straight observation on puzzles and how they affect me and the twins. With the new age of electronic devices, it has changed to way we do pretty much everything! In this case I want to focus on puzzles because there are lots of computer game companies that are betting on us to buy their own special puzzle game, whether it is on the iPad, iTouch or smart phone. I will say that I do own an iTouch and yes, I do love it! Unfortunately, I can get sucked into several good puzzle games. So far the top ones I love to play are Chuzzle, Bejeweled, Tiki Totems and of course...Angry Birds. To be honest, I also will go 'old school' and play Solitaire, Mahjong, Sudoku and even Tetris because they still have a place in my heart. Sometimes the simpler games I would rather play because they are quick and easier ...

Piece #35 - Christmas!

I intentionally waited until December to write this particular blog. Unlike many stores who seem to think that Christmas starts in August , I actually was patience enough to write this within the month. Of course, if you ask the question 'What is your most favorite time of the year?’ some will say summer, but many would say Christmas . I wanted to write this early because Christmas is one of those holidays that are a full season, not just one day. I think this is the one time when I enjoy the days leading up to Christmas more than the actual day itself. It's amazing how things change so quickly, from the decorations, lights, trees and all the other Christmas displays that spring up faster that lightning! There is no other holiday that has this effect on our society as much as this one. With my Asperger’s, Christmas can be a little difficult because the traditions that I did as a child are not the same as an adult. Worse than that, my tradition is constantly changin...

Piece #12 - "Temper, Temper."

Anger is a learned behavior. When we come into this world, we comprehend how to react to things by watching others. One of my many...many weaknesses has always been my anger. As you can tell I enjoy writing and whenever I've written in my characters for a story, at least one would have an anger issue. The story I'm currently writing now called Horizon, the main character Miko has problems with her rage. It's something she'll have to deal with throughout the entire story. I guess in many ways it's a reflection on how I've had to handle it. Early in our marriage, I had warned my wife that I would need her help in making sure I wouldn’t let the anger get ahold of me, for the main reason...the kids. I love my girls way too much for them to pick up the same bad habit. Yes, I obviously understand that we all get angry from time to time. ( Even Jesus got angry when merchants were selling their items in the temple .) I'm talking about an extreme anger when in many ...

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